Temperature in the Arctic and the Antarctic: The Differently Directed Trends

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Author(s): Valentin Sapunov (Saint Petersburg State Agrarian University, Russia)
Copyright: 2019
Pages: 12
Source title: Handbook of Research on International Collaboration, Economic Development, and Sustainability in the Arctic
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Vasilii Erokhin (Harbin Engineering University, China), Tianming Gao (Harbin Engineering University, China)and Xiuhua Zhang (Harbin Engineering University, China)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-6954-1.ch019

Keywords: Business Science Reference / Economics and Economic Theory / Environment & Agriculture / Sustainable Development

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This chapter aims at the consideration of world temperature dynamics and its prediction in the polar regions of the planet. The global warming started in the 17th century and has been progressing since then. The decline in average global temperature began in 1997. There exist various factors which affect the process, the abiotic ones being among the major in controlling the climate. The climate is also dependent on the interaction between abiotic, biotic, and social spheres. This system seems rather stable and not very much dependent on human activity. The effects of contemporary cooling are not expected to be significant for the mankind but are definitely important for the polar regions. In the Arctic, the temperature is increasing. The one in the Antarctic declines. The average global temperature thus becomes variable. Modern science is able to predict climate change, but extensive studies free of political and economic pressure have to be conducted.

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